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Kīlauea Overlook

Crater Rim Drive Tour - Stop #3

Viewing Kīlauea Caldera and Halema‘uma‘u from Kīlauea Overlook

NPS Photo / Ed Shiinoki

Photo Taken from Kīlauea Overlook

NPS Photo / Ed Shiinoki

One of our park rangers calls this the Kīlauea Overlooked. The Kīlauea Overlook is located on the left side of the road, approximately .7 miles from Steaming Bluffs. The road sign indicates that this a picnic area. Which it is, but it is also a splendid overlook of the Kīlauea Caldera and Halema'uma'u Crater. The view here is similar to that found at the Jaggar Museum, but is usually much less crowded. And, it is a nice place for a picnic.

The view of Kīlauea caldera from this overlook is spectacular. The caldera (a very large crater formed by collapse) is about 2 miles wide and more than 3 miles long. The highest point on the caldera's edge is near Kīlauea Overlook. Halema'uma'u, the main pit crater within Kīlauea caldera, is very visible from this point.